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2025 DAILYLAW 50003 (ALL)

SUKHVIR SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

NABAIL/3381/2025 · 2025-05-20

Vivek Varma

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:85917 Court No. - 69 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 3381 of 2025 Applicant :- Sukhvir Singh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Amit Kumar,Swati Agrawal Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Varma,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Rishi Chaddha, learned AGA for the State and perused the material on record. 2. This application under Section 482 BNSS has been filed seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime No. 180 of 2023, under Sections 419, 420 IPC and Section 15(3) of Indian Medical Council Act, Police Station Heempur Deepa, District Bijnor. 3. Counsel for the applicant contends that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The applicant was neither a doctor nor was running a medical clinic. The necessary ingredients to constitute the offence of cheating are not made out against the applicant. Further, the Indian Medical Council Act has been repealed with effect from 25.09.2020. At this stage there is no credible evidence to link the applicant with the offence. Investigation has been completed. Charge sheet has been filed. The applicant had co-operated in the investigation. The applicant has been summoned by the concerned court. No custodial interrogation is required. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. The applicant has apprehension of his arrest in the above mentioned case. In case, the applicant is granted anticipatory bail till conclusion of trial, he will not misuse the said liberty. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 5. Having regard to the submissions made by learned counsel for the applicant, considering the nature of accusations and antecedents of the applicant, in particular the fact, that necessary ingredients to constitute the offence of cheating are not made out against the applicant, further the Indian Medical Council Act has been repealed with effect from 25.09.2020, at this stage, there is no substantive evidence to link the applicant with the offence, charge sheet has been filed, the applicant had co-operated in the investigation, no custodial interrogation is required, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail. 6. 6. In the event of arrest, the applicant Sukhvir Singh, involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on anticipatory bail during pendency of trial, on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) the applicant shall make himself available on each date fixed in the matter by the court concerned; (ii) the applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade from disclosing such facts to the Court; (iii) the applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court and if he has passport the same shall be deposited by him before the concerned court. 7. In default of any of the conditions, the court concerned is at liberty to pass appropriate orders for enforcing and compelling the same. 8. The application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 21.5.2025 Lbm/- Digitally signed by :- LAL BAHADUR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad